German football race row
Daily Star|June 04, 2024
‘CALL FOR MORE WHITE PLAYERS’
JERRY LAWTON
German football race row

GERMAN football has been plunged into a race row days before Euro 2024 kicks off.

The tournament hosts are reeling after a survey by a broadcaster found 21% of people want more white players in the national team.

In the poll, 17% thought it a “shame” that ex-Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan, 33, is Germany’s captain – due to his Turkish roots.

This story is from the June 04, 2024 edition of Daily Star.

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